Hoof-pad



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B. F. COLLINS.

H00]? PAD.

Patented Mar. 23, 1886. F| q.1..

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

EUGENE F. COLLINS, OF ANSON, MAINE.

HOOP-PAD.

GPE'DIPICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent'No. 338,250, dated. March23, 1886. 'Applicaiion filed January 25, 1886. Serial x5. 189,555. (Nomodel.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. Counts, of Anson, in the county ofSomerset, State of Maine, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hoof-Pads, of which the following is a descriptionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a horsehoof or foot provided with a shoe, and also with my improved hoof-pad;Fig. 2, a bottom plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a central verticallongitudinal section of the pad detached from the hoof, and Fig. 4 abottom plan View of the retaining-bar detached from the pad proper.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of hoofpads which are employed byveterinary surgeons and others for protecting the frogs or bottoms ofhorses feet and applying salves, liniments, and other medicines thereto;and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts, ashereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a more effective and otherwise desirable article of this characterthan is now in ordinary use.

The nature of the improvement will be readily understood by allconversant with such matters from the following explanation:

In the drawings, A represents the foot or hoof of ahorse; B, the shoe;0, the pad proper, and D the retaining-bar.

The pad proper, O, is composed of thick felt or felted material, and isso cut as to fit the space within the shoe over the frog or bottom ofthe foot and extend upwardly a short distance at the heel or rear of thesame, as shown at x. The bar D is provided near its forward end with ashort vertically-arranged standard, f, its rear end being curved or bentupwardly, as shown at z, and provided on its under side with a headedstud, E. The shank or body of said stud is made fast in the body of thebar D, but extends upwardly through the same, and is bifurcated or splitat its inner or upper end, as shown at m in Fig. 3.

Projecting forward from the upper end of the standard f. in parallelismwith the body of the bar D,there is a short auxiliary bar, H, which isadapted to pass under the inner edge of the shoe B at its toe, as shownby the dotted lines o in Fig. 2. A crescentshapedhorizontally-arrangedauxiliary bar, J, is secured to either side of thebar D, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, to aid in retaining or supporting thepad proper near its edges, said bars J being preferably made integralwith the bar D. The bar H is also preferably made integral with thestandard f, and said standard rigidly attached to the bar D. The bar Dpro jects slightly forward of the standard f, as shown at t, therebyforming a socket between said projection and the bar H, in which aportion of the pad 0 rests. A strap, K, is employed for securing the padto the hoof, said strap being provided with an ordinary buckle, d, andwith a slot, 2', for receiving the stud E;

In attaching the pad-proper, O, to the retaining-bar D,a shorttransverse slot is made in said pad near its forward end, through whichthe bar H and standard f are inserted from below, and a round hole nearits rear end, so, through which the upper or bifurcated end m of thestud E is inserted. After the standard f is inserted in its slot at theforward end of the pad 0 the projection tis bent upward slightly, asshown in Fig. 3, thereby firmly clamping and securing the forward end ofsaid pad between said projection and the bar H, and after the upper endof the stud E is inserted in its hole at the rear end of said pad themembers of the split end of said stud are bent down onto the pad, as

. shown at m, thereby firmly securing the rear end of the pad to the barD. \Vhen the pad proper, O, has been secured to the retainingbar D, asdescribed, the head of the stud E is passed through the slot r in thestrap K, and the end of the bar H inserted beneath the toe of the shoeB, as shown at o in Fig. 2, after which the pad is secured to the hoofor foot A of the horse by buckling the strap around the same in a mannerwhich will be readily obvious without a more explicit description.

The pad proper, G, is preferably composed of thick felt or feltedmaterial; but one or more layers or thicknesses of any suitable clothmay be used, if desired. It may also be composed of rubber or rubbercloth; and, instead of cloth, felt, or rubber, wool, cotton, moss, hemp,jute, or any other similar materials may be employed, as occasionrequires.

The bar D is composed of sheet-steel, and should be about three-eighthsof an inch in width and one-sixteenth of an inch thick; but any suitablematerials may be employed in its construction, and it may be made of anysuitable dimensions. Being flat and disposed on the opposite surfaces ofthe pad O,the bars D H operate to keep said pad in proper position moreeffectually than would be possible if they were of any other form or"disposed in any other position.

I do not confine myself to the use of the auxiliary bars J, as they maybe omitted, if desired; or, instead of said bars, lateral projections ofany other suitable shape may be formed on the bar D to perform the samefunctions. Neither do I confine myself to elongating the stud E andbifurcating its inner or upper end, as any other suitable means may beemployed for attaching the rear end of the pad to the bar D, ifpreferred; nor to projecting the bar D beyond the standard f, as shownat t, although I deem the same pref: erable; nor to detachably securingthe strap to the bar by the headed stud E, as it may be riveted theretoor secured in any 01 her suitable manner. The bar D may, if preferred,be

" left straight until required for use, and then bent upward, as shownat z, to correspond with the contour of the hoof or foot with which itis to be used.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. In a hoof-pad,the combination, with the pad proper, of the bar D, extending beneaththe same and bent up at its front end,t, means for supporting said 'barat the rear end, an

' upright standard, f, near the front end extending through said pad,and an auxiliary bar, H, secured to the upper end of said standard f,and the point 12 of which is adapted to rest above the horseshoe.

2. In a hoof-pad, the combination,with the I pad proper, of the bar D,extending beneath the same, means for supporting said bar at its forwardend, the headed stud E, rigidly secured to the under side of said barnear its rear end, and the strap K, adapted to pass over the hoof, andprovided with a slot, 1", adapted to receive the stud E.

3. In a hoof-pad, the combination,with the pad proper, of the bar D,extending beneath the same, means for supporting said bar at its forwardend, the headed stud E, extending through said bar near its rear endand-rigidly secured therein, the shank of said stud also projectingthrough the pad, its inner end being bifurcated and the so-split endsfolded over onto the pad, and the strap K, adapted to pass over thehoof, and provided with a slot, 9, adapted to receive the stud E.

4. In a hoof-pad, the combination,with the pad proper, of the bar D,extending beneath the same and bent up at its front end, t, an uprightstandard, f, near the front end extending through said pad, an auxiliarybar, H, secured to the upper end of said standard f, and the point ofwhich is adapted to rest above the horseshoe, the headed stud E,extending through said bar near its rear end and rigidly securedtherein, the shank of said stud also projecting through the pad, its inner end being bifurcated and the so-split ends folded over onto the pad,and the strap K, adapted to pass over the hoof, and provided with aslot, r, adapted to receive the stud E.

5. In a hoof-pad, the combination,with the pad proper, of the bar D,extending beneath the same and bent up at'its front end, t, an uprightstandard, f, near the front end extending through said pad, an auxiliarybar, H, secured to the upper end of said standard f, and the point ofwhich is adapted to rest above the horseshoe, the headed stud E, rigidlysecured to the under side of said bar near its rear end, and the strapK,adapted to pass over the hoof, and provided with a slot, 1, adapted toreceive the stud E.

EUGENE F. COLLINS.

Witnesses:

O. S. MANTOR, E. E. SAwYER.

